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Cochise County details solid‑waste revenue, closure fund and recycling practices
Summary
Public works staff told the Cochise County Board of Supervisors that solid‑waste operations generate most tipping‑fee revenue, that state law requires a dedicated landfill‑closure fund, and that recycling and metal recovery reduce landfill airspace and tipping fees.
Jason Fazio, Cochise County public works director, briefed the Board of Supervisors on the county’s solid‑waste funds and operations, saying statutory requirements and market sales shape revenues and long‑term obligations.
Fazio said the county holds a landfill closure fund required by state law to cover monitoring and maintenance after a landfill closes. “This is one of those statutes that we have to put money away so that we can care for the landfills, indefinitely,” he said, explaining a study sets the annual contribution to ensure long‑term care.
The county’s budget presentation lists a landfill‑closure amount of about $3,320,000 and a solid‑waste…
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